Life: Idiotropic

Last October 16th, I got flashed by the annoying temporary tri-pod camera set up by the local school by the police. I knew eventually I'd get a ticket. In January, the ticket finally arrived. Wow. I didn't know such a morph was possible. It was morning. It was dark. I was photographed in poor light behind the wheel of my car with an obnoxiously bright flash. The photo is horrific. Seriously - it looks like a bad combination of Sean Penn and ALF. Based on that photo alone, I think I should seek therapy. It makes all others Hollywood glam.

So, here's the breakdown. I had to pay a 25 Euro fine which isn't nearly as high as I thought, so that was a relief.

The ticket was wonderfully detailed.

gemessene Geschwindigkeit (the speed I was caught doing) 45km/h
abzuglich Toleranzwert (the tolerance over - not very tolerant!) 3km/h

zulassige Hochstgeschwindigkeit (the speed limit in that zone) 30km'h

Geschwindigkeitsuberschreitung 12km/h
(the speed over minus the tolerance)


Keep in mind that this is all in km/h - much slower than mph speeds. And so 12km/h is more like 6mph over in a zone that is PAINFULLY slow... like 15mph-ish.


So, the paperwork all arrived with a little 4x5" yellow and white payment slip pre-filled out with their bank information, so all I had to do was take it to my bank and pay it. Kein problem.

NOW someone on their end doesn't know that we've paid it and I have to play secretary and track down all my receipts to prove that I paid it so that I don't have to pay it again. Apparently this is a common problem here - lesson learned - keep ALL receipts ALWAYS. They come in handy more frequently than I care to admit.